The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 553: We'll Settle the Revenge Later

"kill!!"

Lu Xing stood on the city wall, holding a long sword, angrily chopped down the enemy in front of him, and kicked him off the city wall.

This is Longbian County, Jiaozhi County.

It is the seat of government of the entire Jiaozhi County, and can also be said to be the core of Jiaozhou.

Not long ago, Lu Xing killed Sun Yan, the prefect of Jiaozhi County.

Sun Xian was a member of the royal family. In the eyes of Lu Xing and others, he was probably more hateful than Sun Jun and Sun Chen.

Sun Jun and Sun Chen only harmed the upper class, they did not harm the lower class, but Sun Chen was different. He was loyal to Sun Xiu, he obeyed the emperor's orders, and was very respectful to both high-level nobles and powerful ministers.

However, he was extremely cruel to the people.

He acted recklessly in the local area. Relying on his status, he did not take the people into consideration at all. He persecuted the people wantonly and extorted money from them. He was also very cruel to his subordinates, insulting and beating them, and treating them like his own dogs.

Lu Xing was originally just a local county official. He worked diligently for many years. Although he did not get a very high position and did not have any outstanding achievements, he was deeply respected by the local people and his colleagues.

Even the previous county governors were relatively polite to Lu Xing. They would often host banquets for him and ask him about policies. Occasionally, when a noble person came, they would call him out to greet them.

However, after Sun Qian came to power, he completely ignored Lu Xing.

When he was about to forcibly arrest the people and send them to Jianye, Lu Xing came to see him and explained the pros and cons. Sun Qian immediately became furious and cursed at Lu Xing: Do you old dog know anything about the world?
Then he ordered his men to drive Lu Xing out.

At this moment, Lu Xing could no longer contain his anger. He drew his weapon and chopped down Sun Chen in front of him.

Sun Qian fell to the ground in horror, covering the wound on his face and crying for mercy.

But Lu Xing did not forgive him. He directly chopped off his head and then asked everyone to surrender with him.

Perhaps because this county governor was so unpopular, or perhaps because Sun Wu's recent actions had caused the people to suffer so much, the entire Jiaozhi County immediately rose up in rebellion under the leadership of Lu Xing.

Their envoys rushed towards the Wei people and told them of their surrender. At the same time, the surrounding Wu army also reacted and rushed to suppress the rebellion.

Lu Xing led his men in the city to block the attack of the Wu people, while also waiting for the arrival of reinforcements from Cao Wei.

The Wu army's attack became more and more frenzied, and they attacked fiercely for several days in a row, but Lu Xing repelled the enemy again and again. Thanks to the efforts of the people and soldiers in the city, the enemy returned empty-handed many times.

Looking at the Wu army retreating again, Lu Xing couldn't help laughing.

"Everyone, they can only be so arrogant for a few more days! Our reinforcements are arriving soon!"

The city wall was already in a mess.

If it were a few days ago, the soldiers would still be willing to follow him in shouting, but now, they don’t even have the energy to celebrate. They are panting, lying on the city wall, unable to speak for a long time.

Although the city walls here are strong enough and the reserve force is not weak, the gap in numbers is still too big.

The size of the rebel army following Lu Xing was only more than 3,000 people. When the Wu people did not react, they were able to capture several cities in succession and create a great momentum, but after the enemy gathered together, they were no longer a match for them.

After all, they are just a local defense force and cannot even compare to foreign troops.

Under the enemy's fierce attack, they lost the territories they had previously conquered one by one, and now they can only put up a hard resistance in this administrative center.

Lu Xing saw that everyone was tired, and in fact, he was also very worried.

It felt great to kill the county magistrate at the time, but now it seems that it was a bit too reckless.

Lu Xing's idea was a spur-of-the-moment one, and he was completely unprepared. He did not contact the Wei people in advance, nor did he arrange his confidants. The result was that the uprising had great momentum in the early stages, but was weak in the follow-up, and could not get any rescue, nor was he able to resist the Wu army.

Lu Xing looked at the Wu army resting in the distance with a dim look in his eyes.

If the Wei army still cannot arrive in time, then this group of people will have to die here.

What Lu Xing didn't know was that Wen Qin was leading his army at this moment, fighting several battles with Shi Ji's army on the road from Jingnan to Jiaozhi County. The rebellion in Jiaozhou directly disrupted Lu Kang's deployment.

Lu Kang really hated those idiots in the temple to the extreme, and even became dissatisfied with Emperor Sun Xiu.

He knew, of course, that Sun Xiu was wary of these powerful clans. But the problem was, the conflict between imperial power and the powerful clans could be resolved later. Now that the enemy was about to break through the defense line, why were you still playing the game of checks and balances and suppression in the rear?
The rebellion in Jiaozhou forced Lu Kang to allocate troops for reinforcement. He did not think that these troops could stop Wen Qin. He just hoped to delay the enemy and suppress the rebellion before the enemy arrived.

He also wrote a letter to the government, hoping that it would send troops to support him as soon as possible.

But there were still constant disputes in the Wu court.

Wen Qin was getting closer and closer to Jiaozhi at this moment. Shi Ji's army had been fighting for a long time and their morale was almost collapsed. The number of soldiers decreased with the fighting, and some even fled.

At this moment, Lu Kang, who was sitting in Chaisang, looked at the map in front of him with more and more markings, his eyes were red, and he no longer had the calmness and elegance of the past.

His hair was a little disheveled, his clothes no longer neat, and before him lay a pile of various memorials and battle reports, while the markings on the map kept popping up, just like his inner worries. Lu Kang stared at the map in front of him.

"It's bad, it's bad, Jiaozhou is going to be lost."

The deputy general beside him looked at Lu Kang mumbling to himself and said hurriedly: "General, the imperial army is almost reaching Jiaozhou and will not leave."

"What do you know?!"

Lu Kang was furious, his face flushed red. "Why won't you listen to me? Even just once?!"

"When I asked them to abandon the plains, they insisted on defending them. When I asked them to reduce conscription, they insisted on forcing the people to rebel. Now, when I asked them to send troops, they insisted on waiting a month before doing so!!!"

"It's too late!! Do they think Wei will procrastinate like them?!"

"The army of Jianye is heading for Jiaozhou. Doesn't that mean Guanqiu Jian's army won't attack Jianye?"

"It's too late! The country will perish in the internal strife among these people!"

Lu Kang was really feeling aggrieved at this moment.

Since the war began, if the Wu government had listened to him once, the situation would not have been as bad as it is now.

Lu Kang clearly knew what the other party was going to do and how he should respond, but because his superiors did not agree, he suffered repeated defeats. The arrogant Lu Kang obviously could not accept such an outcome.

If the opponent was really much stronger than him and beat him, Lu Kang would not be dissatisfied at all, as he would think that it was he who was not good enough.

But now, even though he could clearly see the other party's plan, he was still being beaten, and it was all because of problems on his side. This was unacceptable to Lu Kang.

At this moment, he looked coldly at the deputy general beside him.

Lu Kang slowly tidied up his clothes and smoothed his hair with his hands.

"Go back now and inform His Majesty to deal with Puyang Xing. Then gather the navy from all over to resist the Wei army. Have Zhang Bu stay in the city, and let veteran generals like Wu Yan lead the troops. Don't let them capture Jianye."

The deputy general looked at Lu Kang with a panicked expression.

"General. This."

"Just go back and tell His Majesty. If he listens, fine. If he doesn't."

Lu Kang didn't continue speaking, but the deputy general had already smelled something.

He hurriedly turned and left the place. Just as he left, Lu Kang's military officer came forward and sighed, "General, I'm afraid His Majesty will hate you from now on."

The deputy general's surname was Sun, and he was also a member of the royal family. Sun Xiu sent him here mainly to monitor Lu Kang.

What Lu Kang said just now was almost a threat to the emperor, and Sun Xiu could use this as an excuse to execute him.

But Lu Kang doesn't care at all now.

He said calmly, "I consider myself extremely loyal to His Majesty. Ever since I arrived to assist the General, the Wei army has been unable to advance. If it weren't for the rebellion in Jiaozhou, the war would have ended this time."

"But Your Majesty insists on employing people like Puyang Xing and promoting many members of the royal family. Most of these members are incompetent, mediocre, and cruel. If Your Majesty believes that these people are capable of accomplishing great things, then send someone to execute me as soon as possible."

"Anyway, if we continue like this, we'll all die at the hands of the enemy. Since we're all going to die anyway, does it matter who kills us?"

The Chief Secretary was suddenly speechless.

Just sighed.

At this moment, Jianye was busy fighting against the Wei navy with great fanfare. Zhang Bu was in high spirits. The warships gathered near Jianye and immediately began to prepare to intercept the Wei navy.

It was at this time that Sun Xiu met with the deputy general who had returned from Lu Kang.

The deputy general brought news about Lu Kang, but he only brought back the first half of the sentence and did not tell the second half.

But just the first half of the sentence made Sun Xiu's face darken.

Sun Xiu narrowed his eyes and pondered for a long moment. "Remove Puyang Xing from his official position and have him return to his palace immediately to reflect on his mistakes. Also, have Zhang Bu stay in Jianye and not leave. Appoint Wu Yanlai as the General of the Northern Frontier and have him lead the navy to fight Cao Cao's army."

Unexpectedly, Sun Xiu did not send anyone to deal with Lu Kang, but instead obeyed Lu Kang's orders.

Sun Xiu could see how bad the situation was, but the emperor's considerations were obviously different from those of General Lu Kang. However, Sun Xiu also knew that Lu Kang had been forced to this point. If he continued to act according to his own ideas, the local clans would probably rebel before the enemy was defeated.

In order to appease these people, he could only nominally deal with his favorite ministers to calm the public anger.

Let’s repel the enemy first.

ps: I’m back home, and I’ll resume updating starting today. There will be more and more updates in the future!
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